Brussels For A Day
Concept of Living Magazine, April 2009A new Eurostar link will bring Brussels within commuting reach of London, making it an ideal option for property investors.
The capital city if Belgium May seem an unlikely candidate for property investment opportunities, but this is set to change as a new Eurostar Terminal at Kings Cross station brings Brussels to within two hours of London.
UK based company Thornsett Group has offices in Belgium and has already completed a development of apartments in the country’s capital, with another two currently under construction. “Brussels property is a natural choice for investors looking for a good rental opportunity,” said Eoghan Quinn, commercial manager for Thornsett Belgium. “The typical lease period is a minimum of three years, then six years and up to nine years.
“The new Eurostar Terminal at Kings Cross makes Brussels very easily commutable in a day and possible to do a full days work. If you are travelling to the UK from Brussels, the time change means effectively that you can be in London in under an hour, leaving at 8am Brussels time and arriving in London at 9am.”
Boniface Square is Thornsett Group’s first development in Belgium. Located close to Porte de Namur on Place St Boniface in Ixelles, a thriving commercial hub comparable with Notting Hill in London, the development is 1.5km from the European Parliament and within an easy commute of the international schools in Brussels suburbs.
The Development comprises 28 two, three and four bedroom apartments and duplexes in three buildings designed to reflect the surrounding 20th century architecture. Properties range in size from 123 m sq to 200 m sq with most having large terraces up to 70 m sq. Additional outside space is provided through the communal patio and the development also offers secure underground parking, basement storage to each apartment and a lift in each apartment block.
Prices at Boniface Square begin at €377,250 and rise to €650,000 for the largest apartment. Parking spaces are additional at €30,000.
Thornsett Group’s other Brussels developments, currently being built, are Leopold Village in the European Quarter and Woluwe Park.
For further information email sales@thornsettgroup.be or call 00322 280 3034.